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troops but president hamid karzai, who has rankled the u.s. by refusing to sign a security agreement before year's end. >> eight major tech giants, many from the bay area, have called for tighter controls on government surveillance. the companies, including google, facebook and twitter are joining forces to argue there should be reforms in the way the united states snoops on people. they issued an open letter to president barack obama, saying that while governments have a duty to protect citizens, recent revelations have "highlighted the urgent need to reform government surveillance practices worldwide." the letter published monday said: "the balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual - rights that are enshrined in our constitution." the letter follow revelations by former national security agency contractor edward snowden, who leaked details of the secret programs that critics say violate privacy rights >> i will highlight more of the weather when we return. >> ice, snow, and
troops but president hamid karzai, who has rankled the u.s. by refusing to sign a security agreement before year's end. >> eight major tech giants, many from the bay area, have called for tighter controls on government surveillance. the companies, including google, facebook and twitter are joining forces to argue there should be reforms in the way the united states snoops on people. they issued an open letter to president barack obama, saying that while governments have a duty to protect...
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ahmed wali karzai, although he at least voiced support and he wanted to hold off on signing it until after elections that are scheduled for april. >>> they can start receiving vaccines for them and it comes after 8 cases had been reported since march. in response to the outbreak, they gave presidential candidatesston students -- princeton students immunizations. a student lacrosse player had to have his feet amputated. >>> trying today, pam, you know it is a little slow out there and one of the things we have noticed is there are no problems on the bridge. let's look at the toll plaza. >>> some of the cash lanes are showing a 15 minute delay as you make it into san france or make making it and getting over to marin county as well. we have been looking at the commute in san jose and in the santa clara valley and 280 are also looking good. sal? >> yes, sir? >> it is the coldest temperatures in a long time. >> it feels like it. >> teens, 20s and 30s, there is a little bit of a breeze giving us windchills, 32 to 50, it will be cool and some of the words are close. now livermore is 34 and
ahmed wali karzai, although he at least voiced support and he wanted to hold off on signing it until after elections that are scheduled for april. >>> they can start receiving vaccines for them and it comes after 8 cases had been reported since march. in response to the outbreak, they gave presidential candidatesston students -- princeton students immunizations. a student lacrosse player had to have his feet amputated. >>> trying today, pam, you know it is a little slow out...
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afghanistan's president hamid karzai has endorsed but is delaying signing the agreement, even though a national assembly of afghan dignitaries approved it last week. >> a pending court ruling isn't stopping australia's first same-sex weddings. those can take place this weekend. the nation's highest court has decided to rule next week on the law allowing gay marriage in the capital. the australian capital territory government passed legislation in october that allows same-sex couples to wed in ceremonies equivalent to heterosexual couples. the federal government immediately applied to the high court to quash the law. the case was heard on tuesday. >> we are tracking at stake change in the forecast. >> later on tonight we will have a freeze on watch for most of the bay area. san francisco will not be included in this. the rest of us we are talking a dramatic drop. the temperatures are going to drop into the mid to upper 20s. we are all mild side but the wind is still out there. 22 mi. per hour is for vallejo. the wind and dust is higher 38 mi. for fairfield. 264 those of you leaving yo
afghanistan's president hamid karzai has endorsed but is delaying signing the agreement, even though a national assembly of afghan dignitaries approved it last week. >> a pending court ruling isn't stopping australia's first same-sex weddings. those can take place this weekend. the nation's highest court has decided to rule next week on the law allowing gay marriage in the capital. the australian capital territory government passed legislation in october that allows same-sex couples to...
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troops but declined to meet with president hamid karzai, who has rankled the u.s. by refusing to sign a security agreement before year's end. former san diego mayor bob filner will be sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges. filner pleaded guilty in october to charges related to placing a woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third. in a plea agreement, prosecutors say they will recommend that he get three months of home confinement and three years of probation. the 71-year-old democrat left office august 30, amid widespread allegations that he sexually harassed women.ex-san diego mayor in southern california today, thousands of social workers in los angeles county will join the picket line. some 36-hundred department of children and family services workers started striking last week after contract talks broke down. workers are upset over heavy workloads and pay. today, up to 10-thousand department of public social services workers are expected to join the strike. a union spokesperson says the social service workers pro
troops but declined to meet with president hamid karzai, who has rankled the u.s. by refusing to sign a security agreement before year's end. former san diego mayor bob filner will be sentenced today on felony and misdemeanor charges. filner pleaded guilty in october to charges related to placing a woman in a headlock, kissing another woman and grabbing the buttocks of a third. in a plea agreement, prosecutors say they will recommend that he get three months of home confinement and three years...
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karzai will not be in office anymore. and some think, including the chairman of the senate armed services committee, carl levin, that we need to wait because even if karzai signed it we can't rely on him going forward because he'll only be in office a few more months. we maybe should try to tread water until a new president is elected in afghanistan in the spring. >> let's talk about as we're wrapping up the end of the year the latest polls are coming out calling this the worst congress ever saying it's the least productive. what do you say to that? is there a way to not blame the other guy? >> we all need to take responsibility. that's one of the things frankly folks at home get really irritated at is no matter what goes wrong we're so anxious to say it's their fault. in washington we're good at that, blaming the other guy, because this is about elections and power. i do think that when you have a divided government it's always going to be ugly. i mean the people of this country sends the president to the oval office, a
karzai will not be in office anymore. and some think, including the chairman of the senate armed services committee, carl levin, that we need to wait because even if karzai signed it we can't rely on him going forward because he'll only be in office a few more months. we maybe should try to tread water until a new president is elected in afghanistan in the spring. >> let's talk about as we're wrapping up the end of the year the latest polls are coming out calling this the worst congress...
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he does not plan to meet with afghan president karzai who is can currently in a dispute with the white house because he is refusing to sign a security agreement that would allow u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan past 2014. defense secretary chuck hagel announced that the afghan defense minister reassured him that the security deal will be signed in a timely manner. >>> a high school in illinois is making headlines for a controversial new policy that requires students to submit to random alcohol tests. the school is owfd chicago. this fall the private catholic school began weekly alcohol testing. using hair samples the tests can reveal if a student has had more than an occasional glass of wine in the past 90 days. >> this policy is aimed at helping kids say no and aimed at helping sid c kids who are starting to get into the has been ift using alcohol change. >> a majority of students say they do support the testing. according to the aclu, the testing is an invasion of privacy. other schools around the country say they're keeping a close eye on the success or failure of the new policy.
he does not plan to meet with afghan president karzai who is can currently in a dispute with the white house because he is refusing to sign a security agreement that would allow u.s. troops to stay in afghanistan past 2014. defense secretary chuck hagel announced that the afghan defense minister reassured him that the security deal will be signed in a timely manner. >>> a high school in illinois is making headlines for a controversial new policy that requires students to submit to...